Posts Tagged ‘Water Quality’
Green algae clean-up underway in tourist city
Workers clean up green algae on the beach in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, June 29, 2010. Though not poisonous and with no affect on water quality, the algae consumes large amounts of oxygen, threatening marine life.
Natural Medicine: Affordable, Effective & Eco-friendly
It seems like everyone is taking pharmaceuticals, and although they are effective, these drugs are finding their way into our drinking water. In 2008, an Associated Press investigation showed that mood stabilizers, sex hormones, antibiotics, etc, were found in at least 41 million Americans’ drinking water supplies. Because of this water quality issue, it’s important to acknowledge that many health problems can be resolved through lifestyle changes (such as proper diet, exercise and stress reduct
Asheville Ought To Be On This List
Jun29 Gordon SmithThanks to SmithMillCreek for pointing me to this story from the Miami Herald listing ten of the greenest cities in America. Criteria “include air and water quality, efficient recycling and management of waste, percentage of LEED-certified buildings, acres of land devoted to greenspace, use of renewable energy sources, and easy access to products and services that make green lifestyle choices (organic products, buying local, clean transportation methods) easy.”Asheville’s commi